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Obama 2.0
In his second inaugural address, President Barack Obama laid out clearly and forcefully the philosophy that animates his presidency and placed it in context of America's history and values. He believes in individual initiative and hard work, in the...
Tags: 2012 Democratic National Convention, White House, Values, U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Senate
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Ending filibuster abuse
The announcement last week that South Carolina's Jim DeMint is leaving his Senate seat to run the Heritage Foundation caused some in Washington to wishfully think that perhaps the move might usher in a more congenial, if not cooperative, outlook in the U....
Tags: Harry Reid, U.S. Congress, Democratic Party, Frank Capra Jr., Jim DeMint
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The Sun prints an attack on free speech
Organizers of the Maryland Conservative Action Network conference (Turning the Tides 2013) were profoundly disappointed that The Sun ran an attack on our conference and our speakers on the very morning of our conference ("The tide of Islamophobia," Jan....Tags: Libertarian Party, Republican Party, Annapolis, Council on American-Islamic Relations
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Crisis they created catches up with Republicans
The most ironic part of the partisan fight over the "fiscal cliff" is that, if Republicans want Barack Obama to act according to Republican principles, they should encourage the president to do nothing and simply let the country — and the...
Tags: Gross Domestic Product, U.S. Congress, Economic Indicator, Democratic Party, Fiscal Cliff
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GOP to showcase Rubio as new face of party
In the Republican Party's developing effort to put on a new face after November's presidential defeat, the latest gesture is trotting out freshman Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida to deliver the GOP response to President Barack Obama's State of the Union...
Tags: Health Care Reform (2009), U.S. Congress, Bobby Jindal, Florida Legislature, Joe Biden
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The GOP sequester
One of the more amusing subplots of Washington's latest (if not most pitiful) fiscal standoff is the greater investment in finger-pointing and history rewriting than in actually negotiating a compromise. House Speaker John A. Boehner is particularly...
Tags: White House, U.S. Navy, U.S. Congress, Public Finance, Petroleum Industry
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HdG to celebrate Mardi Gra with parade Tuesday
Laissez les bons temps roulez, dear readers, Join me Tuesday, Feb. 12 for the Havre de Grace Mardi Gras Parade at 6:30 p.m. down Bourbon Street from the high school, to Washington Street into downtown, ending on St. John and Warren streets at Legion...Tags: U.S. Congress, War of 1812, Havre de Grace, China, Christianity
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Herman Cain hire makes Fox News look desperate
The Baltimore SunAfter dumping Sarah Palin and Dick Morris, Fox News has hired Scott Brown and now Herman Cain as a contributor. The first three moves made some sense, especially the two firings. Palin's fling with fame was over, and the sleaze attached to Morris had...Tags: Values, CNN (tv network), Fox News Channel (tv network), Herman Cain, Roger Ailes
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The sequester stand-off
Is this really the best anyone in Washington can do to avert sequestration? President Barack Obama's call for delaying the automatic spending cuts past the March 1 deadline would seem reasonable enough, except he hasn't really offered up a specific plan...
Tags: White House, U.S. Congress, John Boehner, Labor Markets, Congressional Budget Office
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A 'path' to meaningful reform
The road to meaningful U.S. immigration reform will no doubt prove rocky and difficult, but at least Washington has taken its first big step on the most critical part of the route — down the so-called "path to citizenship" that now has bipartisan...
Tags: Migration, John McCain, Government, Immigration, Illegal Immigrants
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Good morning, Baltimore: Need to know for Friday
WEATHER: Cloudy, with rain likely in the morning and a high near 49. Tonight is expected to be cloudy, low around 48. TRAFFIC: Check our traffic updates for this morning's issues. TOP NEWS Parents unsatisfied with city school officials' answers...
Tags: Terrell Suggs, Robert Griffin III, Jim DeMint, Washington Redskins, Washington Monument
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Bob Dole and the GOP's disability
Much ink has been spilled in recent weeks criticizing the Republican Party and its failed presidential candidate for a lack of compassion and obvious antipathy toward "47 percent" of the electorate (if not a bit more), so it was reassuring to see two of...
Tags: Lisa Murkowski, Human Rights, Laws, Democratic Party, World War II (1939-1945)
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